Preparation of ketone-diarylamine condensates



Patented Oct. 27, 1953 PBERQRA'QI ON F KETONE-DIAR ".QQNP erEs :Iyan Mankowicli, Na uck .0011 1 assiem iq United; states R ew. ea

No Drawing. A plication July 3,1951, SeriaLNo. 2.3.5.103.

the presenceof an acidic catalystsuch as iodine,

ferrousiodide, hydriodic acid, hydrogen .bromide, zinc chloride, calcium chloride, etc.

.ItLhas now been found .that the condensation of aliphatic ketones and diarylamines can be..pro-

mated by a catalyst selected .fromthe classcon- 1 I sisting of halogenated organic acids, esters of .halogen containing organic. acids and amides of halogenated organic acids, in which '.'a halogen substituentis directly linked to a saturated acyclic-carbon atom. l

An excess of either ketone 01'. amine can be used,

or they can be reactedin equimolecular propore tions. Itis preferred, however, --to have theketone in excess.

Exemplary of such chemical promoters are:

chloracetic"acid,=bromacetic acid, iodoacetic acid, dichloracetic acid, dibrom acetic acid, trichloracetic acid, alpha, beta-dichlorpropionic acid,

/ alpha-bromo'.stearicacid, propylchloro acetate,

chloro succinic acid; ethyl chloracetate, n-butyl chloracetate, ethyl dichlorgacetate, ethyltriclil'oracetate, ethyl embrp qpio'nate, ethyl "I p a- 011mm stearate, dodecyl 'cfil oro' acetate; "amoracetamide, alpha 4 chlorpropionamide, betach orpr piorlamid alpha. bromp opiopami N-methyl chloracetamide, N,N-din1 e thyl cmoir acetamide, N,N-diethyl chloracetamide, N,N-dibutyl alpha chlorprop-ionamide, N,N diamyl chloacetamide.

The amount of the promoter to be used can vary from 0.03 to or better, but is preferably 0.05 to 5.0% of the weight of the diarylamine, and will depend on:

1. The nature of the promoter, the diarylamine and the ketone.

2. The time cycle of production.

3. The temperature of reaction.

4. The desired viscosity of the product.

5. The range of proportions of the ketone and the diarylamine.

The reaction initiator may be added as such, or dissolved in the ketone, or in the diarylamine, before the reactants are brought to reaction temperature or, alternately, the mixture of the reactants may be brought to temperature before the -tie addition of the promotervia injection. Furthermore, mixtures 'offt efpromoters may be used.

A er. variation the concurrent addition of the r act'ants toa heatedreaction Zone."

It well knownftliat .the'reactio'n of an aliphatic k etoneand diarylamine can be carried out by reflux, bypa age of ketone vapor through the amine and by tqclavi e the r ac ants a l-s e-Wardsfi rorhbt rs thi i t 2 arp tab 'Wall'hs et dsalt qu h e i lie po n s et .0 qre ve ns ilal -ihe higher be aehe senet d .ma e iel fe fl preferred.

While heme o -tha tsse i. eeiienn qme s intended h s stems a et n .d pllfiny em na and acetqnez heny beta-nephths a pha i .kei ner lahl ne s stem web a Acetone-phenyl alpha-naphthylamine jictorie plie'nyl-p tolylaiiiine 'Act'on'e-di-p tolylamin Methyl ethyl litone diphenylamine ethyl ethyl ketone phenyl b naphthylamine Methyl ethyl lellllie pllflyl zrenylamjine WW .9W l te ifrlleit e ie hth wi .ma b ueediend ar al es ibiee rto r s- P1 94 .tiat anaby the .fi omete ofth s n e ie f .t etti .erezlix h i rs' 59 C. lan .e ach c e, .tlief glass tube, faft'er 12. 8 opened a aerate ired] o .t. a a dr n use 5 mm. to 1.519,;

Gram

- Condensate Amount Yield of {$3 Catalyst in Condensaygggg ifl Grams t1on 30 C Product Dichloracetamide- 139 73. 3 29. 7 Beta-bromo ethyl .362 78.2 240 acetate. Bromacetic acid..." 301 80. 6 184 4 Alpha-bromo stearic .778 74.7 78. 5

ac 5 Iodoacetic acid 409 74. 8 56 6 Betagodo propionic .434 75.8 184 sex The condensation products of this invention may also be used as antioxidants for rubber and rubber-like materials which are subject to deterioration by air.

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Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a method of preparing a composite product of condensation of an aliphatic ketone and a diarylamine, the improvement which consists in adding to the reaction mix, a chemical promoter which is selected from the class consisting of halogenated aliphatic organic acids, esters of halogen-containing aliphatic organic acids, and amides of halogenated aliphatic organic acids, wherein the organic acid in each instance has carboxyl attached to carbon of an alkyl group, and the halogen is from the class consisting of chlorine, bromine, and iodine, and heating the mix in the presence of said promoter.

2. In a method of preparing a composite product of condensation of an aliphatic ketone and a diarylamine, the improvement which consists in adding to the reaction mix, a chemical promoter which is dichloracetamide, and heating the mix in the presence of said promoter.

3. In a method of preparing a composite product of condensation of an aliphatic ketone and a diarylamine, the improvement which consists in adding to the reaction mix, a chemical promoter which is bromoacetic acid, and heating the mix in the presence of said promoter.

4. In a method of preparing a composite product of condensation of an aliphatic ketone and a diarylamine, the improvement which consists in adding to the reaction mix, a chemical promoter which is alpha-bromo stearic acid, and heating the mix in the presence of said promoter.

5. In a method of preparing a composite product of condensation of an aliphatic ketone and a diarylamine, the improvement which consists in adding to the reaction mix, a chemical promoter which is iodoacetic acid, and heating the mix in the presence of said promoter.

6. In a method of preparing a composite product of condensation of an aliphatic ketone and a diarylamine, the improvement which consists in adding to the reaction mix, a chemical promoter which is beta-iodo propionic acid, and heating the mix in the presence of said promoter.

'7. In a method of preparing a composite product of condensation of a dialkyl ketone and a diarylamine, the improvement which consists in adding to the reaction mix, a chemical promoter which is selected from the class consisting of halogenated aliphatic organic acids, esters of halogen-containing aliphatic organic acids, and amides of halogenated aliphatic organic acids, wherein the organic acid in each instance has carboxyl attached to carbon of an alkyl group, and the halogen is from the class consisting of chlorine, bromine, and iodine, and heating the mix in the presence of said promoter.

8. In a method of preparing a composite product of condensation of acetone and a diphenylamine, the improvement which consists in adding to the reaction mix, a chemical promoter which is selected from the class consisting of halogenated aliphatic organic acids, esters of halogencontaining aliphatic organic acids, and amides of halogenated aliphatic organic acids, wherein the organic acid in each instance has carboxyl attached to carbon of an alkyl group, and the halogen is from the class consisting of chlorine, bromine, and iodine, and heating the mix in the presence of said promoter.

9. In a method of preparing a composite prodnot of condensation of a dialkyl ketone and a diarylamine, the improvement which consists in adding to the reaction mix, a chemical promoter which is selected from the class consisting of halogenated aliphatic organic acids, esters of halogen-containing aliphatic organic acids, and amides of halogenated aliphatic organic acids, wherein the organic acid in each instance has carboxyl attached to carbon of an alkyl group, and the halogen is from the class consisting of chlorine, bromine, and iodine, and heating the mix in the presence of said promoter, the proportion of said promoter ranging, by weight, from about 0.03 to about 10 percent, based on the diarylamine.

10. In a method of preparing a composite product of condensation of acetone and a diphenylamine, the improvement which consists in adding to the reaction mix, a chemical promoter which is selected from the class consisting of halogenated aliphatic organic acids, esters of halogen-containing aliphatic organic acids, and amides of halogenated aliphatic organic acids, wherein the organic acid in each instance has carboxyl attached to carbon of an alkyl group, and the halogen is from the class consisting of chlorine, bromine, and iodine, and heating the mix in the presence of said promoter, the proportion of said promoter ranging, by weight, from about 0.03 to about 10 percent, based on the diphenylamine.

IVAN MANKOWICI-I.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,935,279 Ter Horst Nov. 14, 1933 2,160,223 Meuser et al May 30, 1939 OTHER REFERENCES Groggins: Unit Proc. in Org. Syn, 3rd ed. (1947), p. 1'71. 

1. IN A METHOD OF PREPARING A COMPOSITE PRODUCT OF CONDENSATION OF AN ALIPHATIC KETONE AND A DIARYLAMINE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH CONSISTS IN ADDING TO THE REACTION MIX, A CHEMICAL PROMOTER WHICH IS SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC ORGANIC ACIDS, ESTERS OF HALOGEN-CONTAINING ALIPHATIC ORGANIC ACIDS, AND AMIDES OF HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC ORGANIC ACIDS, WHEREIN THE ORGANIC ACID IN EACH INSTANCE HAS CARBOXYL ATTACHED TO CARBON OF AN ALKYL GROUP, AND THE HALOGEN IS FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF CHLORINE, BROMINE, AND IODINE, AND HEATING THE MIX IN THE PRESENCE OF SAID PROMOTER. 